In April 2013, the US announced it would transfer $123 million in nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels through the Supreme Military Command led by defected general Salim Idriss, the then Chief of Staff of FSA
Abu Yusaf, a high-level commander of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), claimed in August 2014 that many of the FSA members who had been trained by United States’ and Turkish and Arab military officers were now actually joining ISIL. "In the East of Syria, there is no Free Syrian Army any longer. All Free Syrian Army people have joined the Islamic State" he said.
And of course the Syrian government engaged those American funded lunatic's just as the Swiss government would have had they engaged in that way in Switzerland.
Osama bin Laden is probably smoking a cigar in Texas or playing prince in Saudi Arabia or somewhere, i don't think there is even the slightest chance they could have flown 32 or 34 fully armed seals, a dog and body of Bin Laden 10 foot never lone across Pakistan...
Why do the so-called experts refuse to see clearly that China was forced to sign unfair treaties and ceded much territories to many western powers? At the time, China was very weak with little or no power to resist any invading forces. With changes to the world situation, Chinese leaders know that the only way to make sure that it will never face the same situations of the past is to arm itself. What is wrong with the desire to defend oneself, especially when the US is creating problems around the world?
Representative teams of Afghanistan, Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Vanuatu and Venezuela are marching through.
Formations of troops from 11 countries, namely Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Russia are marching through
Russia allow China to expand its investments and political reach in the region. Although the two countries go about it in different ways, both Russia and China are interested in creating a global balance of power than does not revolve around the United States and Western Europe. What is harder to say with certainty is whether Beijing truly wants to team up with Moscow or is simply using Russia as a geopolitical sidekick and a source of commodities as needed.
Pakistan and Russia had signed a bilateral defence cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening military-to-military relations in November last year. The deal had to be followed by another ‘technical cooperation agreement’ to pave the way for sale of defence equipment to Pakistan.
Russian President Putin has approved the sale of between two and four S-400 air and missile defense systems to China.
Last May, the two countries settled a gas deal worth USD 400 billion under which Russia will supply China with 38 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year, for 30 years.
Pakistan and China on Thursday agreed to a multi-billion dollar deal that would see Beijing provide eight submarines to the Pakistan Navy
O pretty good i guess, over past week was busy building and painting a dog kennel, posted few times in international forum on here, spent more money than i should, replaced radiator in wagon then also on eBay, purchased tools i needed, screws, nails stuff like that, otherwise reckon I'm getting bye.
Hope your been keeping well and not threatened by current round of bush fires. Tis time the community got rid of the academic clowns managing fire reductions and hand that activity back to the rural landowners who managed for over hundred years without city slicker clowns playing mind games with the lives of others...
Anyway my rant over, I hope your doing ok and life goes well Loney
Russia launches more Syria strikes as 'Iran and Hizbollah prepare ground operation' - live updates Russian jets bomb rebel positions in Syria including rural areas near the north-western town of Jisr al-Shughour, a day after launching air strikes. Follow latest developments here
Merkel started talking to Putin about Syria and VW in the blink of an eye fell over.
Bit like Republican George Bush announcing the Democrats known womanize Bill Clinton should be his opponent in the coming election then tossing up Monica
The U.S. was bound by the provisions of the Neutrality Acts, but FDR did not pretend to be disinterested, stating that "Even a neutral cannot be asked to close his mind or his conscience." A majority of Americans by now agreed with him, and in November Congress revised the Neutrality Acts to allow the sale of weapons to belligerents, though the purchasers would still have to come to the U.S. to get them. Even so, a majority of Americans remained opposed to active involvement in the war, even if it appeared that the Allies (Fr. and GB) would be defeated.
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